I have done a fair bit of pattern hacking and clothing alterations in my time, and usually with a reasonable outcome. It was uppermost in my mind when I set out on the last few projects, that I really needed to feel confident that what I was doing would work. So, when you start hacking … Continue reading Confidence, imagination and accuracy – get the balance right.
Here is my journey with a pattern which is a favourite for so many people. It turned out well, but not without a few issues. So, I liked the look of the slight funnel neck, and the fact that it is cut all in one piece. I liked the look of the relaxed body shape, … Continue reading Toaster#2 Hacked
So, we're beginning a new year, continuing in much the same style as we ended the last one, LOCKDOWN! Which means that I feel differently this year about my sewing plans, to the way I have felt for the last ... ooh!..... five or six years. But I love planning - it's in my nature … Continue reading Time to Look Forward
I know that it's the time to concentrate on 2021, but it's so long since my last blog (October) that I thought I would just do a quick review of what I've done since then. December was so busy - mainly with sewing - that I didn't get a chance to concentrate on blog writing. … Continue reading A quick look back
The Joy Jacket has been on my wish list for a while. It was on my MakeNine for 2019, and didn't get done, so it was added again for MakeNine 2020. Well..... I've finally done it! Very pleased I am with myself too. It is a really good pattern, and didn't present many challenges - … Continue reading Full of Joy
It's been a long wait, but here are my experiences with some very popular patterns I sewed over the summer- the Pic N Mix Tee and Lightning leggings, both by Made by Jack's Mum, and the Geranium dress by Made by Rae. Then there is a dungaree pattern by Burda, and a sunhat which was … Continue reading The Children’s Edition
Yes, folks, the Kalle first came onto my dream list quite a while ago. It was on my Makenine for 2019, and then I included it again for 2020 (in connection with doing a FBA for the first time). So, lockdown was a perfect opportunity to actually tackle it. In a previous post I described … Continue reading I Dreamed of a Kalle
My first MMMay was in 2017. I had, by then, been gradually adding some me-mades to my wardrobe after getting back into sewing in 2012. But it was limited, due to learning about new patterns and techniques, and my older body shape, as well as time restrictions because I was still working, and difficuties in … Continue reading Me Made May 2020 – the findings
The joy of this challenge has been marred by the events in America, which have affected us all, I feel so sad and angry. Pics of clothes that I have made seem trivial and insignificant. I did finish Me Made May, and I did post the pictures, but I feel deeply about the injustices which … Continue reading Just to finish – May 2020
I can hardly believe that we've been in lockdown throughout this challenge. For some people it may have been more difficult than usual, but I have actually managed quite well, because I haven't been busy doing other stuff, like meeting friends and going out for coffees. I have kept to my pledge, but there were … Continue reading Nearly there! MMMay week four
